Necktie fastening



May 25 1926. 1,585,952

L. A. WESTERVELT NECKTIE FASTENING Filed Sept. 24, 1925 Llrzm A.Milena/1,

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS Patented May 25, 1926.

oivirsn stars LORTON A. wEsTERvELT, or READING, PENNSYLVA IA.

NECKTIE FASTENING.

Application filed September 24, 1925. Serial No. 58,431.

My invention relates to an improved made-up necktie embodyingstud-engaging means adapted to cooperate with the projecting portion ofa collar securing device in positioning and fastening the tie.

The main purpose of the invention is to provide a tie structure in whicha suitable stud-engaging device is so embodied as, first, to utilize themain portion of the thick ness of the tie body as a container for theengaging stud; and second, to insure satisfactory symmetricalpositioning of the tie in close contact with the collar through whichthe engaging stud device is passed in securing the latter to the shirtband; further purposes being to combine in such a neck tie and itsengaging stud device, neatness of appearance and simplicity andsatisfactoriness of cooperation, as well as economy of production.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of theinvention as hereinafter specifically described, and the novel featuresare clearly defined in the subjoined claim.

Fig. 1 is a rear-face perspective view of a made-up bow tie having mystud-engaging spring-clip rearwardly inserted into the body material ofthe tie and secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of a shirt band, and of a.separate collar as commonly secured to the band by means of a collarbutton passed through registering button holes; Fig. 3 showing mypreferred form of tie-engaging stud device as a collarbuttoning means.

Fig. lis a central cross-sectional View of the engaged clip and stud,indicating in dotted lines the embraced fabrics; Figs. 5 and 6 areseparate perspective views thereof; and Fig. 7 indicates the applicationof my device to a different form of made-up necktie.

The particular bow tie indicated is made up ordinarily of two parallelfolded strips of fabric forming a central body portion a around which afabric band Z) is commonly secured so as to provide a compacted bunchingof substantial thickness.

In my improved tie structure this body thickness of the tie is utilizedby inserting therein a stud-engaging clip 10, the main 7 portion 11 ofwhich extends through a rearward slitting 12 of the rear portion of suchbunched fabric, into lnner contact with the front layer of the material,so as to provide a stud-receiving device embodied in the tie body andpermitting the engaging stud to be passed into the latter until the rearface of the tie is pressed against the collar 0 on shirt band cl. Thisinserted clip device 10 is secured to the rear face of the tie body, asby sewing stitches 1 1, with its stud entering mouth 13 about flush withsaid face; the device, as shown, being formed 05 from a strip of sheetmaterial, such as spring brass or steel, folded to elongated U-shape toform the main stud-receiving body 11, and having oppositely bent endportions 14, 14 bearing against the rear face of the tie body.

The entering mouth 13 of the clip 10 is shown as a narrow rectangularopening, widening somewhat between the rearwa-rdly extending walls ofthe portion 11 so as to localize the frictional grip upon the enteringcollar stud.

This collar stud 15 is also preferably formed of bent up sheet material;the flat stud portion 16 thereof extending at right angles to the flathead portion 17 and being adapted to pass loosely through the usualbutton holes of the shirt band and collar and project suiiiciently to beentered through the clip mouth 13 into the tie-inserted clip body 35 11.The projected end of the portion 16 is preferably widened slightly so asto provide retaining offsets 18 for preventing accidental withdrawalthrough the button holes before attachment of the necktie;

It will be seen that my improved necktie in itself is neat inappearance, substantial in construction, and simply and economicallymade; that it may be secured to or de tached from the projecting collarstud by simply overcoming the slight but suflicient friction of theinserted spring clip, the engaging movement allowed by the insertedstud-receiving clip permitting the rear face of the tie to be snuglyseated against the collar; and that the prevention of turning movementof the tie either upon the stud or in the collar connection insures itssymmetrical positioning at all times A collar-stud properly adaptedthereto can be conveniently and cheaply furnished with each of myinserted-clip ties to insure satisfactory cooperation as described, butthe form of inserted clip may obviously be modified so as to permit ofuse in combination with a collar stud of correspondingly modified form,and Without departing from the essential features of my invention.

lVliat I claim is A stud engaging necktie comprising a made-up fabrictie having a spring clip imbedded therein and secured thereto, said clipconsisting of a strip of resilient material bent about midway betweenits ends 10 into U-shape, to provide opposite jaws formproximity to thefront surface of the tie to 15 permit the rear surface of the tie tosnugly engage a collar when the tie is Worn.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature.

LORTON A. VVESTERVELIV.

